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u3a Music Appreciation Group One - Feb 2023
by Glenys - 15:37 on 18 February 2023
Music Appreciation Group One – February 2023
Members of Music Appreciation Group One met on Monday, February 6 th , for a morning of French
music. It was a pleasure to see Bev Henderson returning to the group. The following interesting
selection was played:
Ernest Chausson: Vadim Repin (violin), playing ‘Poeme for violin and orchestra’;
Massenet: ‘Thais – Méditation’ – conducted by Maxim Vengerov;
Canteloube - ‘Chants’ d’Auvergne’ – ‘Baïlèro’ – sung by Kiri te Kanawa;
Louise Farrenc: ‘Symphony No 3’ – ‘Adagio cantabile’ (ROCO);
Ravel: The Enso Quartet playing his ‘String Quartet’: II. ‘Assez vif. Très rhythme’;
Fauré: ‘Dolly Suite, Op 56’ – for piano duet – 1.’Berceuse’
Georges Brassens, ‘The 25 Best Songs’, GR 069/16;
Saint-Saëns: ‘Cellokonzert’ – Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bruno Philippe and Christoph
Eschenbach;
Maurice Ravel – ‘Boléro’ (choreographed by Maurice Béjart) with Nicolas Le Riche (ballet dancer);
and two pieces by Berlioz:
‘La Spectre de la Rose’ – sung by Janet Baker, with John Barbirolli conducting the New
Philharmonia Orchestra;
and ‘Dies Irae’ – from his ‘Messe di Mort’ – Ensemble Wroclaw and the Gabrieli Consort.
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The group will meet next on Monday, March 6 th , to enjoy a morning of music composed by English
composers.
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